Hinge construction



May 7, 1935. A. ca. LYONS HINGE CONSTRUCTION Filed Maibh 27, 1933 lNVENTOR Arthur' c1115 Patented May 7, 1935 :41? I j V I N TED PATENT v O FICE: g H fj f 2,0 00356 n l a i} ooNs'rnUo'rroN:

J Arthur G.Lyons,f1en iae, Pa., assignor is Readingflardware corporation lteading la acort 1' poration g g V Application March 27,1933, Serial'No. 663,01

Claims. (Cl. 16-136) This invention relates to improvements in antifitting and: complementary; these passageways friction hinge constructions, V I being adapted to receive the shank of the spindle The primary object of thisvsinventionis thef Din the u r- While e drawing shows provision of improved anti-friction devices for hinge w h y e Ofthe knuckles v d :5 butt hinges and th like, which issrelatively imwith anti-friction devices attached thereto it is 5 ple, durable, and may be h dl d it fa ility within the contemplation of this invention to without loss of theparts' thereof. 1 Furthermore, have similar anti-friction devices attached to any the anti-friction device embodies improved means all Of h uc 011 o e b e ds 0f the for mounting the same upon a hinge knuckle, so Sameshowhiihrthe drawing t hinge A has 10 that should the bearing not operate properly, wear thfiknuckle- |5f-Pr0Vided at en W anti- 10.

incident to support-era load will be? imparted friction devices -1 T accommodate the ant f to a wear resisting portion. v friction devices, thejpassageways at eachendof oth z j t l d a ta e bf thi inventhe knuckle I5 are-counter-bored at 20, as shown tionwill be apparent during-the course of the e. V v.

15 following detailed description. Referring to the. improved anti-friction device 15 v the accompanying drawing, forminga part. E, thesame includes a bearing assemblagezli, of this specification, and wherein similar refer s w in u efi, and an tach ush ence characters designate corresponding parts Shown in Figure both o Which e a se led throu hout th vera views, a t to provide'the anti-friction unit Er y V Figure 1 is an elevation of a hinge showing the Referring to the bearing construction '25 the 20 complementary leaf and knuckle parts and assome comprises ap of races rt 21 and ciated anti-friction devices.- vi 28 which are grooved in complementary relation Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken along to receive ball bearings or similar anti-friction the pintle axis of the improved hinge structure elementszil- These races-or' rs M s f Figure 3 is'a side elevation of one of the im- 0 therethrough. apted to r eceivet proved anti-friction devic a v I j sleeve or bushing 26. At'their outer faces the e u is vertical sectibnal View t ke races are counter-bored or recessed annularly at through the anti-friction device of Figure 3 sub- 1' noted that the Outer peripheries of the j tanti ll on-the'line 4-4 of Figure 3. races are convexly arcuatedor beveled, and over 30 Figure 5 is a" transverse sectional view taken these pe p su s is spu or otherwise throughan anti-friction-bearing portion of the disposed 9; thin e ti h sin 3 which improved device. i may be of some soft material, such as'brass, in

Figure 6 is sectio l iew t k through a contradistinction to the, races -21: and 28. This 35 sleeve or bushingwhich is adapted to beslipped 0us 5' a as a p tive. overing f r the 35 through the bearing of'Figure 5 and riveted or races and. the ball ar s la d p n nt y otherwise assembled thereto to provide the'antiholds the r s'f ball bearings s mbl d It friction unit of Figures 3 a d 4, e is annularly flangedat 31 overthe-outer side of Figure 7 'is a perspective view of oneleaf of 70118 s a spsuch as' the, race i2 1 40 th hi howing" o th nt knuckle is fiangedoventheouter face of the other race, as 40 counterbored or'recessed to receive the bearing Will'be' noted from Figure g? s bushing. x 7 f V conventional, does not restrictrelative rotation In the drawing, wherein for the purposes of Of 17118711108811 and 28, although itdoes hOld. an illustration is shown only a preferred 'embodi- Ofihe t-S assembled- 5 ment of the invention, the letterAmay generally 7 The bushing 26, which is of sleeve-like condesignate the improved hinge construction, which struction, is preferably of steel or some other mamay consist of complementary leaf portions B terial which is Wear resisting. It includes the and c, a pintle D, and anti-friction devices E. cylind al p i n 40 and a thicker cylindrical The hinge section B consists of the leaf It and attaching portion 4| provided with an annular 59 barrel or knuckle portions II and I2. The hinge wear resisting shoulder 42 at the juncture with 0 section C consists of the leaf l3 and the barrel or the portion 40. A passageway 43 is of course pror knuckle portions I 4,15 and I6. Of course all of vided through thebushing 26, within which the the knuckle portions are provided with axial paspintle D may be slipped. The outer end of the sageways I! adapted to be aligned, since the portion 40 may be beveled as shown at 44 in Fig:

knuckle portions of the hinge sections are interure 6. 'The body 40 of the bushing 26 is slipped 5.5 a

25- substantially upon the line 2z of Figure -1. shaped formation, v a n passa ways .25

through the passageway 30 of the bearing portion 25 and the beveled end of the portion 40 is su1tably peened or riveted in the counter-bored or recessed portion 3| of one of the races 21,- as shown at 45 in Figure 4 of the drawing. In this manner the bearingportion 25 of the anti-friction unit is rotatably assembled upon the sleeve portion 40 with a slight longitudinal movement between the flange 45 and the shoulder 42. qt course the race 28 rests uponv the wear resisting shoulder 42, as is well shown in Figure 4. It is to be noted that the flange portion 45. does not project beyond the housing flange 31." g In the assemblage of parts the portion 4| the bushing is driven into the socket or counterwith the end surface of the knuckle [5, although it may lie slightly beyond the outer end surface of the knuckle, so that should the bearing not op- I erate properly, as when the raceway-becomes clogged with dirt, or the ball becomes broken, or the butts be placed on the door out of alignment, causing relative rotation to take place between the facing surfaces of the race and shoulder 42, the major support will be placed upon the wear resisting shoulder 42 and" with little tendency to wear away the knucklef I am well aware that it has heretofore been proposed to use bearings of the general character shown in my invention. However, it has not heretofore been proposed to use an attaching bushing or sleeve in a compact unitary assemblage with the bearing portion of the anti-friction device in such relation that there will be small likelihood of loss of anyof the parts while'independent of attachment to the hinge. Furthermore, it is a very important characteristic that the wear is taken upon a wear resisting portion of the unit and not upon the end of the knuckle to which the unit is attached. This enables a more efiicient working-hinge wherein theltolerances are practically uniform, so that there is small likelihood of sagging of the load, due to wear upon the hinge parts, and practically no maintenance in order to assure efficient operation is negligible. Various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be made to the form of invention herein shown and described, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

I claim:

1. In a hinge the combination with separate leaves having pintle receiving knuckles and a con-' necting pintle passed therethrough, an anti-friction device interposed between the adjacent ends of knuckles of the opposed leaves and including races and an anti-friction element therebetween, and a wear-resisting member of better wear resisting material than the knuckle non-rotatably anchored in concealed ,relation within the end of a knuckle where the strain is received and having a race of the bearing resting thereupon. I

2. In a hinge section the combination of a a knuckle having a pintle receiving passageway ment upon said wear resisting shoulder.

' 3. In a hinge section the combination of a knuckle having a pintle receiving passageway therethrough, a bushing sleeve anchored in said pintle receiving passageway and having a reduced sleeve like extension projecting beyond an end of the knuckle, said bushing at the end of the knuckle from which said extension projects having an annular shoulder lying substantially flush with the adjacent end of the knuckle, and an antifriction bearing rotatably attached to and mounted upon said reducede'xtension .of the bushing including a pair of races with, anti-friction bearing members disposed therebetween, one of said races resting directly upon said annular shoulder and-the other having. the extreme end of said extension of the bushing overturned thereupon to prevent removal of the anti-friction device from said extension.

4. In a hinge section the combination. of a knuckle having a pintlej receiving passageway therethrough and a counterbcre at an end thereof, a bushing sleeve including a thickened body portion anchoredin said counterbore and a reduced sleeve-like extension projecting therefrom beyond the adjacent end of the knuckle, said bushing having a passageway therethrough of substantially uniform diameter and providing at the juncture of the body with said extension an annular shoulderlying substantially flush with the said adjacent end of the knuckle, and an antifriction device rotatably mounted upon the said extension of the bushing including a pair of races with ball bearings ,therebetween, one of the races restingon said shoulder and the extreme end of the extension ofthe bushing being overpeened upon the other race to preventlongitudinal detachment of the anti-friction device from said bushing. I

5. A hinge comprising leaves with co-acting knuckles, ;a pin removably mounted -in said knuckles for connecting the leaves, an anti-friction unit between the facing surfaces of the knuckles of the leaves, and a wear resisting member non-rotatably anchored upon the knuckle which receives the strain incident to support-of a load, having the anti-friction unit resting thereon whereby to receive wearincident to relative rotation between the anti-friction unit and said wear resisting member, said wear resistlng'memher being of metal more resistant to wear than the material of the knuckle.

ARTHUR G. LYONS. 

